Bell County vs Ohio County

A side-by-side comparison of Bell County and Ohio County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bell County and Ohio County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bell County has the higher population (23,878 vs 23,704 in Ohio County). Ohio County has the higher median household income ($54,369 vs $32,403 in Bell County). Ohio County has the higher median home value ($113,400 vs $83,000 in Bell County).

Population, income & housing

	Bell County	Ohio County
Population	23,878	23,704
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$32,403	$54,369
Median home value	$83,000	$113,400
Median gross rent	$617	$774
Housing units	11,608	10,199
Homeownership rate	61.1%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell County	Ohio County
Population	26,791 → 23,878 (-10.9%)	24,071 → 23,704 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$26,272 → $32,403 (+23.3%)	$45,564 → $54,369 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$59,800 → $83,000 (+38.8%)	$92,500 → $113,400 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$522 → $617 (+18.2%)	$627 → $774 (+23.4%)

Bell County

Population

26,79123,878

Median household income

$26,272$32,403

Median home value

$59,800$83,000

Median gross rent

$522$617

Ohio County

Population

24,07123,704

Median household income

$45,564$54,369

Median home value

$92,500$113,400

Median gross rent

$627$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell County	Ohio County
Under 5	6.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.8%
75 and over	7.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell County	Ohio County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	92.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell County	Ohio County
No high school diploma	20.6%	16.2%
High school graduate	38.2%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell County	Ohio County
Drove alone	73.2%	83.8%
Carpooled	18.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	4.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell County	Ohio County
1-unit, detached	62.6%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	23.2%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Bell County	Ohio County
Poverty rate	27.1%	13.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1979	1983